Assessment

Lab 1: Understanding Survey Grids and Coordinates

Prior to this activity, how would you rank yourself in knowledge about the topic?

1-No Knowledge at all

2-Very Little Knowledge

3-Some knowledge

4-A good amount of knowledge

5-I knew all about this

Following this activity, how would rate the amount of knowledge you have on the topic?

1-I don’t really know enough to talk about the topic

2- I know enough to explain what I did

3-I know enough to repeat what I did

4-I know enough to teach someone else

5-I am an expert

Did the hands-on approach to this activity add to how much you were able to learn

1-Strongly Disagree,

2-Disagree

3-No real opinion

4-Agree

5- Strongly Agree

What types of learning strategies would you recommend to make the activity even better?

I don't like relying on past blogs for directions/instructions or examples. They are examples, but I have no way of knowing if the meet the expectations of the instructor unless I ask him specifically with each blog I view.

Lab 2: Conducting a Distance Azimuth Survey

Prior to this activity, how would you rank yourself in knowledge about the topic?

1-No Knowledge at all

2-Very Little Knowledge

3-Some knowledge

4-A good amount of knowledge

5-I knew all about this

Following this activity, how would rate the amount of knowledge you have on the topic?

1-I don’t really know enough to talk about the topic

2- I know enough to explain what I did

3-I know enough to repeat what I did

4-I know enough to teach someone else

5-I am an expert

Did the hands-on approach to this activity add to how much you were able to learn

1-Strongly Disagree,

2-Disagree

3-No real opinion

4-Agree

5- Strongly Agree

What types of learning strategies would you recommend to make the activity even better?

I don't like relying on past blogs for directions/instructions or examples. They are examples, but I have no way of knowing if the meet the expectations of the instructor unless I ask him specifically with each blog I view.

Lab 3: Evaluation of UAS Platforms and GPS Units for Ground Control

Prior to this activity, how would you rank yourself in knowledge about the topic?

1-No Knowledge at all

2-Very Little Knowledge

3-Some knowledge

4-A good amount of knowledge

5-I knew all about this

Following this activity, how would rate the amount of knowledge you have on the topic?

1-I don’t really know enough to talk about the topic

2- I know enough to explain what I did

3-I know enough to repeat what I did

4-I know enough to teach someone else

5-I am an expert

Did the hands-on approach to this activity add to how much you were able to learn

1-Strongly Disagree,

2-Disagree

3-No real opinion

4-Agree

5- Strongly Agree

What types of learning strategies would you recommend to make the activity even better?

I liked the hand's on approach to collecting GCP, that was very helpful. However, I only experienced one of the more professional GPS units. Before separating into groups and collecting data, a overview on the pros and cons of each unit would be nice.

The second portion of the day was watching the professionals use the UAS platforms. Understandably this was not hands on, and relatively unstructured making it difficult to pay attention. We were at the mercy of proximity to the professional to see and hear what they were doing as well as any information they provided about the platform. This was my first experience with UAS/drones and I didn't even know what questions to ask. If a worksheet was provided by the professor to fill out/take notes with, I would have been more engaged, asked more questions about the differences between each platform, and overall had a better experience.

Lab 4: Development of a Field Navigation Map

Prior to this activity, how would you rank yourself in knowledge about the topic?

1-No Knowledge at all

2-Very Little Knowledge

3-Some knowledge

4-A good amount of knowledge

5-I knew all about this

Following this activity, how would rate the amount of knowledge you have on the topic?

1-I don’t really know enough to talk about the topic

2- I know enough to explain what I did

3-I know enough to repeat what I did

4-I know enough to teach someone else

5-I am an expert

Did the hands-on approach to this activity add to how much you were able to learn

1-Strongly Disagree,

2-Disagree

3-No real opinion

4-Agree

5- Strongly Agree

What types of learning strategies would you recommend to make the activity even better?

When we got to the Priory, Professor Hupy did not give me a paper copy of the map I created, but rather one created by another student, saying that theirs was the best map overall. Some clarification on why it was the best or expectations I missed that would have put mine in league with theirs would have been helpful.

Lab 5: Using a Bluetooth GPS with an iOS Device

Prior to this activity, how would you rank yourself in knowledge about the topic?

1-No Knowledge at all

2-Very Little Knowledge

3-Some knowledge

4-A good amount of knowledge

5-I knew all about this

Following this activity, how would rate the amount of knowledge you have on the topic?

1-I don’t really know enough to talk about the topic

2- I know enough to explain what I did

3-I know enough to repeat what I did

4-I know enough to teach someone else

5-I am an expert

Did the hands-on approach to this activity add to how much you were able to learn

1-Strongly Disagree,

2-Disagree

3-No real opinion

4-Agree

5- Strongly Agree

What types of learning strategies would you recommend to make the activity even better?

GPS equipment that also works with android devices would have been better. Few people in our class had an iOS device to use to practice.

Lab 6: Survey123

Prior to this activity, how would you rank yourself in knowledge about the topic?

1-No Knowledge at all

2-Very Little Knowledge

3-Some knowledge

4-A good amount of knowledge

5-I knew all about this

Following this activity, how would rate the amount of knowledge you have on the topic?

1-I don’t really know enough to talk about the topic

2- I know enough to explain what I did

3-I know enough to repeat what I did

4-I know enough to teach someone else

5-I am an expert

Did the hands-on approach to this activity add to how much you were able to learn

1-Strongly Disagree,

2-Disagree

3-No real opinion

4-Agree

5- Strongly Agree

What types of learning strategies would you recommend to make the activity even better?

I liked that we could do this on our own without formal instruction.

Lab 7: Arc Collector

Prior to this activity, how would you rank yourself in knowledge about the topic?

1-No Knowledge at all

2-Very Little Knowledge

3-Some knowledge

4-A good amount of knowledge

5-I knew all about this

Following this activity, how would rate the amount of knowledge you have on the topic?

1-I don’t really know enough to talk about the topic

2- I know enough to explain what I did

3-I know enough to repeat what I did

4-I know enough to teach someone else

5-I am an expert

Did the hands-on approach to this activity add to how much you were able to learn

1-Strongly Disagree,

2-Disagree

3-No real opinion

4-Agree

5- Strongly Agree

What types of learning strategies would you recommend to make the activity even better?

N/A

Lab 8: Priory Navigation Lab

Prior to this activity, how would you rank yourself in knowledge about the topic?

1-No Knowledge at all

2-Very Little Knowledge

3-Some knowledge

4-A good amount of knowledge

5-I knew all about this

Following this activity, how would rate the amount of knowledge you have on the topic?

1-I don’t really know enough to talk about the topic

2- I know enough to explain what I did

3-I know enough to repeat what I did

4-I know enough to teach someone else

5-I am an expert

Did the hands-on approach to this activity add to how much you were able to learn

1-Strongly Disagree,

2-Disagree

3-No real opinion

4-Agree

5- Strongly Agree

What types of learning strategies would you recommend to make the activity even better?

Written directions could have been better. Our group was not aware that we were looking for spray-painted trees until we had already been to several locations without finding the trees. Additionally, in the first part of the lab we had to navigate to 5 locations with the GPS logger on. We thought that we needed to go to the locations in numerical order, which took a much longer time to complete than other groups. When we returned to the parking lot, we found out that other groups went to each location as it was convenient. 

Lab 9: ArcCollector II

Prior to this activity, how would you rank yourself in knowledge about the topic?

1-No Knowledge at all

2-Very Little Knowledge

3-Some knowledge

4-A good amount of knowledge

5-I knew all about this

Following this activity, how would rate the amount of knowledge you have on the topic?

1-I don’t really know enough to talk about the topic

2- I know enough to explain what I did

3-I know enough to repeat what I did

4-I know enough to teach someone else

5-I am an expert

Did the hands-on approach to this activity add to how much you were able to learn

1-Strongly Disagree,

2-Disagree

3-No real opinion

4-Agree

5- Strongly Agree

What types of learning strategies would you recommend to make the activity even better?

N/A

Lab 10: Visualizing Sandbox Survey

Prior to this activity, how would you rank yourself in knowledge about the topic?

1-No Knowledge at all

2-Very Little Knowledge

3-Some knowledge

4-A good amount of knowledge

5-I knew all about this

Following this activity, how would rate the amount of knowledge you have on the topic?

1-I don’t really know enough to talk about the topic

2- I know enough to explain what I did

3-I know enough to repeat what I did

4-I know enough to teach someone else

5-I am an expert

Did the hands-on approach to this activity add to how much you were able to learn

1-Strongly Disagree,

2-Disagree

3-No real opinion

4-Agree

5- Strongly Agree

What types of learning strategies would you recommend to make the activity even better?

N/A

Lab 11: UAS Data Processing without Ground Control Points

Prior to this activity, how would you rank yourself in knowledge about the topic?

1-No Knowledge at all

2-Very Little Knowledge

3-Some knowledge

4-A good amount of knowledge

5-I knew all about this

Following this activity, how would rate the amount of knowledge you have on the topic?

1-I don’t really know enough to talk about the topic

2- I know enough to explain what I did

3-I know enough to repeat what I did

4-I know enough to teach someone else

5-I am an expert

Did the hands-on approach to this activity add to how much you were able to learn

1-Strongly Disagree,

2-Disagree

3-No real opinion

4-Agree

5- Strongly Agree

What types of learning strategies would you recommend to make the activity even better?

N/A

Lab 12: UAS Data Processing with Ground Control Points

Prior to this activity, how would you rank yourself in knowledge about the topic?

1-No Knowledge at all

2-Very Little Knowledge

3-Some knowledge

4-A good amount of knowledge

5-I knew all about this

Following this activity, how would rate the amount of knowledge you have on the topic?

1-I don’t really know enough to talk about the topic

2- I know enough to explain what I did

3-I know enough to repeat what I did

4-I know enough to teach someone else

5-I am an expert

Did the hands-on approach to this activity add to how much you were able to learn

1-Strongly Disagree,

2-Disagree

3-No real opinion

4-Agree

5- Strongly Agree

What types of learning strategies would you recommend to make the activity even better?

I don't like the vague written expectations describing the desired product, and relying on past blogs for guidance is difficult because I am not sure how high quality they are according to professor Hupy.